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So it's basically done like this I assume:

What I find interesting is that the facility made the switch to DISH within the last 6 months. They did it because they claimed that cable was too expensive. To me, it would seem the current setup would even be more costly than cable.

Ah, I see. I figured it couldn't have been easy, otherwise everyone and their uncle would be doing it.

I have a relative who lives in a rest home. The facility uses DISH as their satellite provider. The TV in my relative's room does not have a satellite receiver connected to it. There is simply a coaxial cable coming from the wall that connects directly to the TV's RF input. The channels are...

Is that because the feed arms are different, or because of another reason?

I have my own aftermarket DIRECTV satellite dish that I want to you use wish DISH service. Can I simply purchase a DISH 1000.4 LNB online and attach it to my DIRECTV dish's feed arm and have it work?

Hey we all gotta start somewhere, right? It's not that I have no idea what I'm trying to do. I mean I knew I needed multiple LNBs, so I must be on the right track.

So in other words, I would need three BUDs to achieve this?

I'm a complete newbie in regards to BUDs. I am hoping to to acquire a used 8' or 10' BUD for next to nothing soon just to tinker with. I would like to use a BUD together with DISH programming (frowned upon, I know). Is this possible? What equipment/hardware would I need in order to do that? It...